Revised Orientation welcomes new students
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Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers changes to the university’s 2014 Orientation program.
- The News-Letter reported that Orientation ran from Aug. 23 to Aug. 27, with four days of events ending in Convocation, and that First Year Mentors replaced Peer Ambassadors.
- The paper reported that Brandie Morris cited poor feedback about the Peer Ambassador program, while Sam Zorowitz said group discussions varied from parties and Greek Life to questions about classes and studying. The article adds that First Year Mentors received daily themes and more discussion guidelines.
- The reporter writes that there were 61 First Year Mentors, who met six times in four days; Winston Jin said around 22 of his 25 freshmen attended each meeting and that the format helped mentors build friendships.
- According to the article, transfer students received Hopkins-specific information and attended activity-based events, including a screening of “Edge of Tomorrow”; Morris said the Orientation staff asked the SGA to email upperclassmen about the movie.
- The article says organizers added a Baltimore-focused day after the academic day fell on a Sunday, redesigned the First Night Ceremony around an “Embrace the ‘S’” theme and promoted Orientation through social media.